Rich Juricich briefs the California Water Commission on the Department of Water Resources’ many roles, which include developing new regulations...
At the PPIC’s Managing Drought conference, State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus, David Guy, Bill Croyle, and Jill Duerig reflect...
Metropolitan’s David Fullerton and Paul Hutton say there’s a relationship between turbidity and Delta smelt, and demonstrate that by cutting back Delta pumping at strategic times, they can avoid take of Delta smelt at the export pumps and gain water...
Stakeholders discuss how the $7.5 billion in bond funds should be spent to benefit the most Californians The passage of...
Department heads tell legislators how they plan to disburse the first round of funds from Proposition 1 Last November, voters...
Anton Favorini-Csorba gives an overview of Prop 1 and makes recommendations for ensuring legislative oversight on the expenditure of water bond funds Last November, voters approved Proposition 1, the water bond, which provides $7.545 billion in general obligation bond funding...
With $2.7 billion soon to be available from Prop 1, panel discusses how best to spend the available dollars and...
The Interagency Ecological Program releases the peer-reviewed report, An updated conceptual model of Delta smelt biology: our evolving understanding of...
Chuck Bonham, Sandy Matsumoto, Dr. Peter Moyle, and Tim Quinn discuss how to prepare for the next drought, including developing a plan, designating priority habitat, and securing water for the environment As January ends as a record-breaking drought in some...
Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears a presentation on the state treasurer’s report which found that both urban...
Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta hears some of the details on the changes made to the water conveyance facilities...
Panel discusses the pros and cons of Habitat Conservation Plans and Natural Community Conservation Plans In recent years in an effort to avoid ‘postage stamp’ conservation, many regional planning efforts have been undertaken that allow for development while at the...
An Australian water official discusses the key policy initiatives that Australia enacted to respond to long-term exceptional drought conditions In...
The state climatologist discusses the current drought and the signs of climate change. Is the current drought a harbinger of...
Recent study by the Pacific Institute and the NRDC show that there is potential water savings equivalent to 10.8 to 13.7 MAF per year At the Bay Delta Science Conference held last fall, Heather Cooley from the Pacific Institute gave...